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CX Chemokine Receptor 7 Contributes to Survival of KRAS-Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer upon Loss of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
Liu, B., Song, S., Setroikromo, R., Chen, S., Hu, W., Chen, D., van der Wekken, A. J., Melgert, B. N., Timens, W., van den Berg, A., Saber, A. & Haisma, H. J., 30-Mar-2019, In : Cancers. 11, 4, 18 p., 455.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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- CX Chemokine Receptor 7 Contributes to Survival of KRAS-Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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- Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology
- Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Targeting
- Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC)
- Guided Treatment in Optimal Selected Cancer Patients (GUTS)
- Stem Cell Aging Leukemia and Lymphoma (SALL)
- Translational Immunology Groningen (TRIGR)
- Biopharmaceuticals, Discovery, Design and Delivery (BDDD)
KRAS-driven non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients have no effective targeted treatment. In this study, we aimed to investigate targeting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) as a therapeutic approach in KRAS-driven lung cancer cells. We show that ablation of EGFR significantly suppressed tumor growth in KRAS-dependent cells and induced significantly higher expression of CX chemokine receptor 7 (CXCR7) and activation of MAPK (ERK1/2). Conversely, rescue of EGFR led to CXCR7 downregulation in EGFR-/- cells. Dual EGFR and CXCR7 inhibition led to substantial reduction of MAPK (pERK) and synergistic inhibition of cell growth. Analysis of two additional EGFR knockout NSCLC cell lines using CRISPR/Cas9 revealed genotype dependency of CXCR7 expression. In addition, treatment of different cells with gefitinib increased CXCR7 expression in EGFRwt but decreased it in EGFRmut cells. CXCR7 protein expression was detected in all NSCLC patient samples, with higher levels in adenocarcinoma as compared to squamous cell lung carcinoma and healthy control cases. In conclusion, EGFR and CXCR7 have a crucial interaction in NSCLC, and dual inhibition may be a potential therapeutic option for NSCLC patients.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 455 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Cancers |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 30-Mar-2019 |
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